What is genioplasty?
Genioplasty is a type of
surgery is done on the chin. It is most frequently a cosmetic surgery meaning people choose to have it for looks and not because
of a medical or functional issue.
There are several ways to
conduct this procedure:
- advancement,
or moving the chin forward
- pushback,
or moving the chin backward
- side-to-side,
which can help with asymmetrical chins
- vertical
changes, such as making the chin longer or shorter
Types of genioplasty
There are two main
types of genioplasty:
1)
sliding genioplasty
2)
chin implants.
1) Sliding
genioplasty
In a sliding
genioplasty, a surgeon uses a saw to cut the chin bone away from the rest of
the jaw and move it to correct a chin deficiency.
This type of
genioplasty is recommended for people with severe retrogenia, or people whose
chin is too far back in relation to the rest of their face. It can also help
with correcting chins that are pushed too far forward and are too long.
2) Chin
implants
Chin implants can be
used to reshape, enlarge, or push forward the appearance of the chin. Surgical
chin augmentation involves implanting a plastic material into the chin and
adhering it to the bone.
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